A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska (51 miles) on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 4.3 km (3 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude -145.0976° West, latitude 69.5633° North, depth = 4.3 km. The temblor was reported at 07:53:13 / 7:53 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has been issued near Kaktovik in Alaska (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: at00pdcxkq, ak20079049, us1000g79b. Id of event: ak20079049. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/18 / 2018-08-12 16:53:13 / August 12, 2018 @ 4:53 pm.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three hundred and thirty, in the last 10 days three hundred and thirty-three, in the past 30 days three hundred and thirty-three and in the last 365 days three hundred and thirty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 82 km SW of Kaktovik, Alaska. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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